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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Krapp bring back onstage after walking off for the first time in Part 2?

2. How does Krapp-on-tape describe the woman he is intimate with eyes?

3. What word causes Krapp to stop listening to his tape at the beginning of Part 2?

4. What is the last thing heard on the tape before Krapp turns it off in Part 2?

5. What does Krapp-on-tape say a beautiful woman did when he tried to talk to her during the tape in Part 2?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the significance of Krapp as an old man fast-forwarding and rewinding his tapes. Analyze the nature of the material being discussed that causes Krapp to do this. What might this say about how Krapp feels about the nature of what is being discussed on the tapes that warrant him to skip over it or come back to it?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the role of isolation in the play. What effect does isolation have on the different stages of Krapp's life? How does Krapp choose to deal with his isolation?

Essay Topic 3

Examine the role of the banana and/or peel in the play. What might this object be representing symbolically of the nature of Krapp's life?

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